Refahiye – 26 agosto 2015 – There is the name of Alexander Botturi (Yamaha) now tops the list of stageof today, the fifth of this Transanatolia 2015. The Yamaha rider made his attack this morning sure he can make a difference on this special test and in fact the gap speaks volumes about his race. Alessandro Botturi started in a good position this morning, in sixth position and was able to recover through the others and inflicting a fairly high rate. At the finish it came in third position, but with the best time, managing to beat Helder Rodrigues (Yamaha) second of the day, with 1'34" of difference and Gerard Farres (KTM), who finished at 17" from the Portuguese, who before starting first this morning, opened the way without seen his adveraies. "I started well on a special test because I knew would be a SS very quick and so perfct for my Yamaha. Infact I found Pedro Bianchi Prata (Honda), who started in third position and then I caught up on Laia Sanz (KTM) but I struggled to get close because there was a lot of dust. Then, once passed, she stays behind me using my speed and it took me almost fifty kilometers to get rid of”. He smiles, the rider from Lumezzane who remains admired by the force of the Spanish rider: "In this way I made up a position in the overall standings and now I can try to fight with my teammate, Helder Rodrigues”. Tomorrow thanks to this victory Botturi will start first in a stage not so easy, view of its length and the three special waiting riders.
Meanwhile today, Paolo Ceci took fourth place in special test but lost his third in overall, succumbed to Botturi. Behind the Modena rider, there is Vanni Cominotto slowed in the last 30 km from the rear tire now consumed, and sixth french rider, Olivier Pain on KTM.
Tomorrow is still one of those difficult day: infact the riders will face the longest stage of the entire Transanatolia 2015, with its total of 576 kilometers. They will start at 7 am to cover the first 38 km of transfer and enter the first special test long 171 km; a second transfer of 120 km will bring the rally to the second special test of 125 km and finally even a transfer of 27 km until the last timed sector of 25 km. A final transfer will bring all at the bivouac of Kekerek, 68 kilometers far.